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When I began to cut dovetails a couple of years ago, I decided it might be a good idea to build a toolbox to hold the special tools I wanted to keep specifically for dovetailing. I thought would be appropriate to build the box utilizing dovetail joinery.
I used cherry and walnut primarily except for baltic birch I used for the interior backboards where all of the tools are attached. The tool racks are easily removable to accomodate tool changes and additions.
The handles are easily removed.
The front and back are attched with walnut dowells left a bit proud. A few brass screws were used where the component might require easy removal or adjustment, but nearly everything was dowelled. Some as small as 1/8”. There are 3 SOSS hinges.The locking mechanism is a 1/4” dowell that I carved threads into. I used a pointed dowell inserted into the hole to engage the threads and act as the female portion of the lock.
Tools consist of everything I need for dovetailing and I only open this box for that purpose. Included are my best Two Cherries chisels, one of my refurbed #4 Baileys, shop made mallet, Veritas dovetail making gauges, and japanese saw.
-- Darrel..."The biggest threat to 'good' is 'better'.
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jaykaypur
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#1 posted 393 days ago
Very nicely done! Great job. I really like this a lot!
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kd7lze
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#2 posted 393 days ago
I am impressed with the level of thought you put into this. Thank you for sharing. I hope to learn to hand cut dovetails some day.
-kd7lze
kokaneesailor
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#3 posted 393 days ago
Wow that is awesome, great job!
Philip
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#4 posted 393 days ago
Amazing, I love how before I can think up something amazing to make I see it on Lumberjocks.
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Billy Hernandez Jr
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#5 posted 393 days ago
Nice job! That will make a great hand-me-down to your kids and grandchildren
majuvla
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#6 posted 393 days ago
Very nice box.Awsome
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
bobasaurus
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#7 posted 393 days ago
This is fantastic. Very compact and useful. I’m jealous of the chisels… would you recommend them?
Marty Backe
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#8 posted 393 days ago
Very nice. Perhaps there was some influence from the Studley tool chest, in the way that some of the tools fit jigsaw like? I like it.
flwoodhacker
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#9 posted 393 days ago
Very innovative. I love seeing the creativity expressed on here. Good job!
Kari Hultman
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#10 posted 393 days ago
Very nice! Everything is well-fitted and the design is beautiful.
489tad
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#11 posted 393 days ago
That a great project. A lot of thought went into that. Nicely done.
-- Dan I.G.N.
Helkat
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#12 posted 393 days ago
That is a beautiful little chest. As others have said, the amount of thought in this is incredible – is it your own design?
Really like the handmade lock/latch, and the split handle on top is neat, too!
-- Nat, UPstate NY, http://www.cordlessimpactdriverhq.com/
tenontim
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#13 posted 393 days ago
Great design and execution. I like all of the innovations you’ve incorporated into this box. Looks like a real craftsman’s box. Now, I just need to take the design and expand it about 4 times so I can mount it on the wall and get all of my tools in one place. Thanks for the post.
-- Tim-- http://www.tmuli.com
Kent Shepherd
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#14 posted 393 days ago
Well done!
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woodworm
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#15 posted 393 days ago
Beautiful!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
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